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Sports Central
May 20, 2005
Mert Ertunga |
Istanbul Cup: The First, Hopefully Not Last The Istanbul Cup is drawing much interest from fans, media, and sponsors.   |
Sports Central
October 21, 2011
Luke Broadbent |
WTA Tour Championships Preview Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova became the first players to book their place in the Tour Championships. Being the first to secure a spot is always impressive, but even more so considering neither of them won a slam in 2011. |
Sports Central
November 4, 2011
Mert Ertunga |
WTA Championships at Istanbul: A Success "Brilliant" was frequently the term used by the commentators on Eurosport, Sam Smith and Chris Bradley, to describe the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul and the atmosphere created in it by the spectators during the year-ending TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships. |
Sports Central
May 10, 2006
Mert Ertunga |
Tennis Fan Looking For a Vacation? If you want to mix tennis tournaments into your vacation plans this summer, you have several wonderful locations to choose from. And it is not as expensive as you think. |
Sports Central
November 6, 2013
Mert Ertunga |
Wacky Week in Women's Tennis For the last four years, the WTA has scheduled an additional event. To top it all, it has the wackiest name that I have ever heard for a tournament: "Masters bis." This year, it was held in Sofia, Bulgaria. |
Sports Central
October 3, 2011
Tom Kosinski |
Fall is Here, So is the End of Tennis Season Here's to hoping the fall will mean better things for us all in tennis next year. |
Sports Central
March 9, 2010
Tom Kosinski |
Tennis, Economic, or Player Recession? I've discussed the current world economic situation and its effect on the professional tennis industry here many times. |
Sports Central
May 19, 2014
Mert Ertunga |
Q&A With Co-Founder of Gallipoli Youth Cup I asked one of the co-founders of this youth tennis tournament several questions regarding the past 6 years and what the future holds for the tournament. |
Sports Central
December 11, 2011
Angus Saul |
The Davis World Cup? Rumors have been circulating for a while now. Among the fans. Among the players. The Davis Cup has lost meaning! The format is redundant, even irrelevant in today's world. The tennis world is calling out for change! |
Sports Central
February 15, 2010
Mert Ertunga |
Coach-Player Duo Living the Dream A conversation with Marsel Ilhan's coach, Can Uner. |
Sports Central
October 26, 2010
Tom Kosinski |
Is the Tennis Season Too Long? The tennis season is way too long. Just like basketball, hockey, and baseball (the World Series hasn't even started yet and it's the end of October) tennis has become just another drawn out non-spectacle. |
Sports Central
June 16, 2014
Mert Ertunga |
2014 French Open: Parting Thoughts Roland Garros ended with two usual characters holding the winning trophies. Ironically, it will remain as one of the most upset-filled Slams in recent memory. |
Sports Central
August 23, 2007
Tom Kosinski |
Is WTA in Middle East a Mistake? The WTA Tour's gamble on moving the championships to where the money is is a low-risk move. |
Sports Central
November 30, 2010
Tom Kosinski |
2010 Tennis Comes To an End, Finally With a thunder of applause, and a bit of ale-driven cheers, the 2010 professional tennis year came to an end yesterday. |
Sports Central
January 18, 2008
Mert Ertunga |
Something Different to Do in 2008 Here are some lesser known tennis events, ones that you will not read about much in the general media coverage. |
Sports Central
June 13, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Sharapova, Errani, and the French Open Maria Sharapova completed a career Grand Slam on Saturday. Two or three years ago, I never would have believed it. |
Sports Central
September 1, 2009
Tom Kosinski |
Tennis and Parenthood: Perfect Together? The return of Kim Clijsters to high level, professional tennis after having a child is not unheard of, and her return has been in keeping with her recent contemporaries. |
Sports Central
November 14, 2006
Tom Kosinski |
One Down, One to Go The curtain closed on another season of women's professional tennis, but the season was not without its controversies. |
Sports Central
April 29, 2004
Tom Kosinski |
Apathy is Killing Women's Tennis The two week, joint ATP-WTA tour stop is one of the few events that rivals the grand slams and has simultaneous men's and women's tournaments. |
Sports Central
April 16, 2007
Tom Kosinski |
U.S. Women's Tennis: Venus or Serena? Venus and Serena Williams seem to be the U.S.' only hope on the women's tour for consistent U.S. appearances in tournament finals. |
Sports Central
March 30, 2004
Mert Ertunga |
Tennis Needs to Eliminate "Dull Season" What does this so-called "dull season" offer the average sports fan? Unfortunately, very little to nothing! |
Sports Central
July 5, 2010
Mert Ertunga |
Reflections on Wimbledon 2010 Wimbledon 2010 will be remembered as one of the most remarkable Slam tournaments ever in its entirety. |
Sports Central
November 23, 2010
Mert Ertunga |
Once Upon a Time on Fast Courts Is the plug being pulled too soon on fast courts? |
Sports Central
February 3, 2015
Mert Ertunga |
Leaving the Australian Open Behind The Australian Open provided enough thrills throughout the two-week long tennis festival, and concluded with Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic confirming their statuses as the best players on their respective tours. |
Sports Central
June 29, 2011
Luke Broadbent |
Tennis Has No Need For a Leading Lady A lot is made of the fact that women's tennis lacks big names that consistently come to the fore. |
Sports Central
August 18, 2014
Mert Ertunga |
U.S. Open: Top ATP Players Out of Form The two Masters 1000 tournaments that take place in Canada and Cincinnati often give a solid indication of what is likely to take place in the U.S. Open. |
Sports Central
August 22, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Tennis in Toronto Belgium is a country known for charming chocolates and bewitching beers. Now you can add women's tennis to that list. The final match of the Sony Ericsson WTA tournament featured the only two Belgian females entered in the women's singles draw. |
Sports Central
March 6, 2014
Mert Ertunga |
Early Tennis Season Notes of 2014 The 2014 season has begun with several unexpected events that set the stage for a terrific year in tennis. |
Sports Central
April 7, 2010
Mert Ertunga |
Clay Court Season is Here! The European clay court circuit is kicking off and based on past years' patterns, a good advice would be to expect different names, and some new ones, to emerge in the earlier rounds |
Sports Central
January 22, 2008
Tom Kosinski |
End of an Era, Beginning of Another? Tennis is truly the international game, and as the political and financial climate has changed, so too the top of the game of tennis. |
Sports Central
November 25, 2003
Tom Kosinski |
Tennis Not a Top Priority For Williams Sisters Now that Serena has her Aneres clothing line (it's Serena spelled backwards, if you didn't already get it) and Venus has been seen on the runway modeling clothing inspired by her ideas, it's clear that the Williams' time on the tour is very quickly coming to an end. |
Sports Central
August 14, 2007
Tom Kosinski |
U.S. Open Series: Is it Serious? This is turning out to be the summer of Serbs. |
Sports Central
December 28, 2005
Mert Ertunga |
Best and Worst of WTA Tour in 2005 One final look at the 2005 season, especially considering the ATP version published on Sports Central last month turned out to draw so much reader feedback. |
Sports Central
October 28, 2008
Tom Kosinski |
Jankovic Finishes No. 1, But Should She? Several of the tennis elite feel Jelena Jankovic's No. 1 ranking is wrong. |
Sports Central
October 30, 2003
Mert Ertunga |
"Hitters and Missers" of 2003 Looking back on the 2003 tennis season. |
Sports Central
July 30, 2004
Mert Ertunga |
Mixed Soup: Around the Tennis World While the after-Wimbledon minor clay court tournaments are winding down in Europe and the hard-court season is in full-gear in preparation for the U.S. Open, let's take a closer look at what is happening in and around the ATP and WTA tours. |
Sports Central
September 1, 2008
Mert Ertunga |
Ladies Battle For No. 1 in NY As the first week of the U.S. Open is nearing its end, I am enjoying one of my favorite weekends of the year |
Sports Central
January 26, 2009
Tom Kosinski |
Has Change Come to Tennis in 2009? In 2009, change has come. In America, maybe. In tennis, maybe not. But maybe that's a good thing. |
Sports Central
September 6, 2005
Mert Ertunga |
Are Women Playing at the U.S. Open? The women's draw so far has consisted of bunch of matches, under an hour long, without much excitement. The big names have consistently outplayed their opponents, only stopping short of collecting an hourly fee for a tennis lesson, when they shake their hapless opponents' hands at the end of the matches. |
Sports Central
October 21, 2012
Mert Ertunga |
WTA and Best-of-Five Sets in Slams The women's finals are continuously overshadowed by the men's finals. It is time for WTA to seriously consider implementing some formula that includes a five-set format in the Slams. |
Sports Central
June 20, 2007
Mert Ertunga |
Wimbledon, Save Us! A flip of a coin would have been more exciting than guessing the outcomes of tournaments and matches so far. |
Sports Central
October 16, 2004
Tom Kosinski |
Tennis: A Year (Almost) in Review The best (and worst) of the 2004 tennis season. |
Sports Central
January 26, 2005
Mert Ertunga |
Home Cooking Adds Spice to Melbourne Park Aussies have provided the tennis world with a top quality tournament for many years. It is time for them to enjoy the tournament with a little added adrenaline factor by proudly supporting one of their own to the very end. |
Sports Central
July 8, 2011
Tom Kosinski |
To High Tides From Green Grass Novak Djokovic, the 2011 men's champion, returned to Serbia and was greeted with a party the likes of only Goran Ivanisevic has ever seen. |
Sports Central
December 21, 2006
Tom Kosinski |
Fifth Annual Tennis Christmas Wish List Saint Nick was pretty good to me last year, and most of my wish list materialized. Hopefully, he'll be just as generous this year. |
Sports Central
April 7, 2014
Mert Ertunga |
Fresh Faces For the WTA After years of Serena Williams' supremacy and the duo of Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova specializing in failed attempts to dethrone the American, the WTA desperately needs an injection of new and fresh faces into the spotlight. |
Sports Central
May 24, 2011
Mert Ertunga |
Early Notes From Roland Garros 2011 The French Open began Sunday, and this is one of the few tournaments where the tennis fan can find plenty of entertainment by not only watching matches, but simply by being around the grounds and walking through the crowds. |
Sports Central
September 23, 2003
Tom Kosinski |
The Tennis Sky is Gray I never would have guessed that as I sat on the north practice court watching Andy Roddick with coach Brad Gilbert that I would be watching American tennis history in the making. |
Sports Central
June 22, 2005
Mert Ertunga |
Thoughts As Wimbledon Commences The Ordina Open in the Netherlands is a good setting for anticipating Wimbledon. |
Sports Central
March 19, 2015
Mert Ertunga |
Notes From Indian Wells and the Pro Tour As the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells approaches its final weekend, the first quarter of the 2015 tennis season is coming to its conclusion. |
